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Case Name Citation Year ▼ Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction
Jiggitts v. Bennett 31 Miss. 610 1856 1 Mississippi
Lee v. Bennett 31 Miss. 119 1856 0 Probate of a will involving slaves Mississippi
Williams v. State 32 Miss. 389 1856 1 Mississippi
Andrews v. Brumfield 32 Miss. 107 1856 0 Effect of making distribution of slaves for life Mississippi
Gee v. Gee 32 Miss. 190 1856 1 Mississippi
Jordan v. State 32 Miss. 382 1856 0 Right of enslaved man to arrest a runaway charged with murder Mississippi
Covington v. Arrington 32 Miss. 144 1856 0 Seeking writ of habeaus corpus for posession of a slave Mississippi
Parker v. Stovall 31 Miss. 446 1856 0 Recovery of slave levied upon Mississippi
Bates v. Cotton 32 Miss. 266 1856 0 Who is entitled to deceased wife's estate Mississippi
Barksdale v. Elam 30 Miss. 694 1856 0 How illegal condition affects a contract Mississippi
Lusk v. Lewis 32 Miss. 297 1856 1 Mississippi
Judge of Probate v. Alexander 31 Miss. 297 1856 0 Who title of issue goes to in case of enslaved woman bequeathed via a will Mississippi
Marsh v. Mississippi 30 Miss. 627 1856 1 Mississippi
Fiser v. Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad 32 Miss. 359 1856 1 Mississippi
Soggins v. Heard 31 Miss. 426 1856 0 Statute of frauds in relation to trust executed on slaves Mississippi
Sharp v. Maxwell 30 Miss. 589 1856 0 What qualifies as separate estate of husband and wife Mississippi
Cabaniss v. Clark 31 Miss. 423 1856 0 Property of slave in co-ownership/partnership Mississippi
Watkins v. Adams 32 Miss. 333 1856 0 Grant of administration of estate - specifically involving removal of slaves Mississippi
Dick v. State 30 Miss. 593 1856 0 Murder trial of enslaved men for the murder of their master Mississippi
Carpenter v. Bridges 32 Miss. 265 1856 0 Affect of posession of mortgaged property on presumption of payment Mississippi